MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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